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I really like Ti frame locks. More for aesthetics reasons than a preference for the type of lock.
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A Specific Overall Design You're Fond Of?
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Khuk's, Tantos and Clip points melt my heart and wallet.
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THIN blades and nice wharncliffe blades. So, this is one of my favorite to EDC:
Except it got replaced by my CPM M4 Military.... but I still love that overall philosophy of thin and pointy
One of the things I love about Wharnies is that it keeps the point down low in axis of the handle, kinda hard for me to explain. But the Military is actually very good in this regard as well:
notice that the tip is low, almost touching the table, that's what I mean
Except it got replaced by my CPM M4 Military.... but I still love that overall philosophy of thin and pointy
One of the things I love about Wharnies is that it keeps the point down low in axis of the handle, kinda hard for me to explain. But the Military is actually very good in this regard as well:
notice that the tip is low, almost touching the table, that's what I mean
That post by Goodeyesniper got me thinking again about another very useful shape and form.
The closest traditional design I suppose would be the Japanese santoku which was found its niche in the kitchen. Some things I like are:
1. The blade point would dip below the mid-line, but again with ample belly
2. There would be "some" clearance or accomodation for the fingers to above the surface
3. A hint of a "swayback" (curved) spine is also a nice touch
Often, when a spine is a swayback, the handle follows in curved form too making for an overall horizontal "S" shape for the knife (think Nessmuk's belt knife). But that's taking the form into another dimension altogether.
Again pics to illustrate:
This was the custom knife from French maker Thiel et al which was the prototype for the Spyderco PPT (really like that one too!) -
A similar one is the "Grunt" from Tom Holloran (pic is from Buffalohump) -
The David Mosier-designed Boker Trigonaut which has a reverse tanto-ish flare -
Another Boker; Chad Los Banos' "Trance" but with a straighter spine -
The closest traditional design I suppose would be the Japanese santoku which was found its niche in the kitchen. Some things I like are:
1. The blade point would dip below the mid-line, but again with ample belly
2. There would be "some" clearance or accomodation for the fingers to above the surface
3. A hint of a "swayback" (curved) spine is also a nice touch
Often, when a spine is a swayback, the handle follows in curved form too making for an overall horizontal "S" shape for the knife (think Nessmuk's belt knife). But that's taking the form into another dimension altogether.
Again pics to illustrate:
This was the custom knife from French maker Thiel et al which was the prototype for the Spyderco PPT (really like that one too!) -
A similar one is the "Grunt" from Tom Holloran (pic is from Buffalohump) -
The David Mosier-designed Boker Trigonaut which has a reverse tanto-ish flare -
Another Boker; Chad Los Banos' "Trance" but with a straighter spine -
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